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Stranger Than Fiction

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0072438369622
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: February 27, 2007
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 470
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 2006

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to effect his entire life from his work to his love-interest to his death.System Requirements:Running Time: 113 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG - 13 UPC: 043396154070 Manufacturer No: 15407

Amazon.com:
Much was written about Will Ferrell's first 'dramatic role' as Harold Crick, an IRS auditor who begins hearing a voice narrating his life. But Stranger Than Fiction is hardly a drama. However, what Ferrell does--like Jim Carrey before him in The Truman Show--is handle a toned-down character with genuineness and affection: you believe he is this guy. Crick leads a lonely life filled with numbers and routines. While at first he considers the voice a nuisance, Crick decides more action is needed when it speaks of 'his demise.' Enter Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman), who takes on the absurd notion with revelry, trying to find out what kind of book Crick's life is leading. It turns out that the voice Crick is hearing belongs to Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson), a very real--and troubled--author who is writing a book in which Crick is a fictional character. As usual with these things, the stuffed shirt learns to live a better life--Crick even falls for one of his audits, a brash baker named Ana (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Marc Foster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland) has the right tone for the film, using great urban scenes (the unnamed city is Chicago) with interesting visualizations of Crick's world of numbers. He also directs Ferrell, Hoffman, and Gyllenhaal to their most charming performances (plus Linda Hunt and Tom Hulce pop up in two funny scenes). Ferrell succeeds in being a romantic lead you can root for; a scene where he eats Ana's freshly baked cookies is totally delightful without a hint of sarcasm. Screenwriter Zach Helm has two personal traits with his story: like Crick he followed his heart (he stopped rewriting scripts and only worked on his own) and like Eiffel, the final results are not a masterpiece, but good, and entertaining enough. Britt Daniel of the band Spoon worked on the dynamite soundtrack.--Doug Thomas






























Extras from Stranger Than Fiction

'Counting Brush Strokes,' A featurette on the filming of Stranger Than Fictionhigh bandwidth

Tax Man!: A clip from the film high bandwidth

Queen Latifah on working with Emma Thompson high bandwidth

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Rating: - Fantastic
I was pleasantly surspised by this movie! Will Ferell did a wonderful job. He was shickingly serious ... Read More

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Rating: - clever and fascinating
The story starts with Emma Thompson's voice narrating an ordinary morning in IRS agent Harold Crick's ... Read More

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Rating: - Don't miss this movie.
Found this movie by accident.Really great story line, acting and sound track. Think it is Will Ferrell's ... Read More

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Rating: - A metaphor for modern life-thumbs up!
I was hesitant to watch Will Farrell in this film, but was pleasantly surprised. My favorite line of the ... Read More

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Rating: - Stranger Than Fiction
This video played to a crucial point and then IT QUIT. This was a birthday present for my daughter. We ... Read More

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